Hi Elton,
For what it's worth, I also found 4 Black-Backed Gulls among the big gull flock
on Jan. 1st. I didn't know how significant they were, so didn't report them.
I did not know whether they were GBBG or LBBG. Also a few dozen Herring, and
roughly a couple hundred Ring-Billed.
Steve Johnson
Fairfax, VA
On Jan 2, 2015, at 7:04 PM, Elton Morel via va-bird wrote:
VA-Birders - especially Fort Belvoir CBC counters:
While searching through the gull flocks at Neabsco Creek starting at 3:30pm,
I lucked upon 4 Wilson's Snipes. If the birds had not flown through my scope
view, I don't think I would have ever seen them. Once they settled down
amongst the gulls and vegetation, they just disappeared. As previously
reported, I also found a single adult Lesser Black-backed Gull amongst the
large gull flock.
I viewed these birds from the dirt road that descends from the 2nd pullout
along Blackburn Road (not the same as the 1st pullout that has the
Clay-colored Sparrow and Lincoln's Sparrow).
Hope these birds are found on count day,
Elton MorelArlington, VA
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